Iain Kevan Morris (born 6 August 1973) is an English writer. He is best known for creating '' The Inbetweeners'' with his writing partner Damon Beesley and co-hosting a show on London radio station

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with stand-up comedian Jimmy Carr. He featured in the "Iron" and "Music" episodes of cult spoof TV show '' Look Around You'', as well as on Jimmy Carr's second live DVD, as a panelist on a feature named ''Comedy Idol''. Other writing credits include two episodes of

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's '' Flight of the Conchords'': Season One's " The Actor" and Season Two's "

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". Morris also co-wrote the screenplay alongside Taika Waititi for the 2023 sports comedy '' Next Goal Wins'' and co-scripted the

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comedy series ''

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'' for the BBC in 2020.

Personal life

Morris was educated at Hampton School and studied theology at the University of Bristol. Morris married American singer and DJ Marchelle Bradanini on 14 May 2011 in

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, United States. Morris supports West London football club Queens Park Rangers.

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* 1973 births Living people 21st-century British screenwriters 21st-century English comedians 21st-century English male writers Alumni of the University of Bristol Comedians from Surrey English male comedians English male screenwriters English television writers People from Woking {{UK-comedian-stub